Cold or flu? How to tell the difference

1:19 PM,
Jan. 3, 2014

Written by

Todd Hill
CentralOhio.com

Cold symptoms, as well as stomach viruses, often are mistaken for the flu, and treatment options for the three sicknesses can vary widely. What's more, so far this season flu cases in Ohio are down noticeably from a year ago.

"It's true that we've had a milder start to the season, but the flu is unpredictable and nobody can tell what will happen in the future," Shannon Libby, a spokeswoman for the Ohio Department of Health, said. "So far there have been more cases in northeastern Ohio, but it can spread at any point." ...